[MV] Moto Gillet was:Japanese/Italian (??) Ket

From: Raimondo L. Torelli (thealamo@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it)
Date: Thu Mar 15 2001 - 01:23:27 PST


Mar 15 2001

Nige!
I know nothing about Moto Gillet!!! Any info?
Regards

Raimondo - MVPA 15878 & IMPS 2320

At 17.40 14/03/01 -0000, NIGE wrote:
>Didn't Moto Gillett of belgium produce something along these lines?
>Kind regards, NIGE
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Raimondo L. Torelli" <thealamo@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 4:29 PM
>Subject: [MV] Japanese/Italian (??) Kettenkrad
>
>
>>
>> Mar 14 2001
>>
>> Jim,
>> I have checked both books on mil-veh by the late Vanderveen and I have not
>> found any Japanese Ket look-alike.
>> However, the only motorcycle with tracks I know of is an Italian one made
>> by Moto Guzzi for the Italian Army in the 50's, our mountain troops
>Alpini.
>> It was developed to substitute the mules to bring disassembled mountain
>> artillery and supply up the Alps mountain.
>>
>> I shall be pleased to send you some photocopies of it (sorry, no scanner
>> available!), so I need a postal address.
>> I am curious to know more about your rememberings about the Japanese Ket.
>> I hope that when you see the Moto Guzzi pictures, the mistery may be
>solved!!
>>
>> Regards and
>> O.D. is Much Better!
>>
>> Raimondo - MVPA 15878 & IMPS 2320



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